How did V for Vendetta end?

In the final scene of the film, the army protecting the parliament tries to defend the parliament from the crown-wearing symbolic masks like V. However, they receive no orders, because there was “no response from the command” and they let the crowd walk past them and “stand down”.
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What happens to Evey after V for Vendetta?

After V exacts his revenge on all of his former torturers, he is mortally wounded when he allows Detective Eric Finch, the head of London's police force, to shoot him numerous times.
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Why did V capture Evey?

When Deitrich is murdered by Alistair Harper, a Scottish gangster, Evey tries to take revenge but is herself captured by a Fingerman because he thought that she was going to kill Commander Peter Creedy of the Finger.
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Does V reveal his face?

V's true identity is a mystery, and he visibly removes his mask only once during the entire story (at Surridge's request), at which point his back is to the reader. He doesn't even consider "V" his "name", saying "I do not have a name.
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Why is V not ever shown without his mask?

V's face was never important, he was represented as an Idea in film. So he was an idea or a symbol, not a face and both novel and movie writer deliberately do not show his face.
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The End Of V For Vendetta Explained



Do we ever find out who V is?

Origin. V's background and identity are never revealed. He is at one point an inmate at "Larkhill Resettlement Camp"—one of many concentration camps where black people, Jews, leftists, beatniks, homosexuals and Muslims are exterminated by Norsefire, a fascist dictatorship that rules Britain.
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How long did V keep Evey in the cell?

V informs Evey that she must hide in his underground lair for at least one year, and while she is reluctant to the idea at first, a bond soon forms between the two individuals.
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Was there a woman in V for Vendetta?

It centres on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and Evey Hammond (portrayed by Natalie Portman) a young woman caught up in V's mission.
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Who kidnapped Evey in V for Vendetta?

Evey is abducted by V when Peter Creedy, one of the most powerful officials in the government, raids Gordon's home. The ensuing sequences involving the torture Evey undergoes and the inspiration she finds in Valerie's letters, are taken from the graphic novel almost verbatim.
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What does the rose in V for Vendetta symbolize?

Of course, V's roses are symbols of death and brutality, not happiness, as they were for Valerie. And yet V sees his roses as symbols of gentleness and kindness, as well as violence. He grows the roses, very carefully, in a private garden in his home, tending them as carefully as if they were his own children.
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Why does V wear a mask?

The masks are from the 2006 film V for Vendetta where one is worn by an enigmatic lone anarchist who, in the graphic novel on which it is based, uses Fawkes as a role model in his quest to end the rule of a fictional fascist party in the UK.
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Is V blind in V for Vendetta?

No, he isn't blind in either the film or the source comic. In the comic book, a line in Dr Delia's diary makes it clear that he can still see at the time of his escape; "He looked at me. As if I were an insect.
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How was Evey tortured in V for Vendetta?

She's thrown into a rat-infested concrete cell. She's repeatedly tortured, and promised she'll be pardoned if she provides information that leads to V's capture. And after enough time passes, and it becomes clear that she won't break, Evey's captor reveals the truth: She was never detained by the government after all.
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Who tortured Evey Hammond?

Evey is released when she says she would rather die than cooperate, and learns that her torture was staged by V to free her from her fears. Initially, she's furious, but realises that she has become a stronger person.
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What happened at St Mary's in V for Vendetta?

A nasty virus formed in St. Mary's Lake caused by the radiation, corpses, and sheer amount of death concentrated in that small area. St. Mary's virus festered in this lake and it spread, ravaging the survivors of the blast in the following months and killing a hundred thousand more in the first six months alone.
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Is Va hero or villain?

He is a terrorist and freedom fighter from a dystopian future battling against a corrupt fascist regime in England known as the Norsefire party. It was intended by the author of the story Alan Moore that V be sufficiently morally gray so as to be seen as both a hero and a villain.
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Is V for Vendetta real?

V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published, starting in 1982, in black and white as an ongoing serial in the short-lived UK anthology Warrior, it morphed into a ten-issue limited series published by DC Comics.
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How old is Evey in V for Vendetta movie?

Evey Hammond is 16 years old at the beginning of V for Vendetta, when she's saved by V and taken to his underground lair to be his student and assistant.
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What year is V for Vendetta set in?

It is the year 2020. A virus runs wild in the world, most Americans are dead, and Britain is ruled by a fascist dictator who promises security but not freedom. One man stands against him, the man named V, who moves through London like a wraith despite the desperate efforts of the police.
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Who is Edmond Dantes in V for Vendetta?

In V for Vendetta, in the final scene just as the explosions are happening, the detective asks Evey as to who V was, and she starts of her answer thus: "He was Edmond Dantes..." Edmond Dantes is the protagonist of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which is arguably one of the best tales of revenge ...
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Who is under the mask in V for Vendetta?

The man behind the Anonymous mask: V for Vendetta's David Lloyd.
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Why is Guy Fawkes important in V for Vendetta?

Since the 2005 release of the film V for Vendetta, the use of Guy Fawkes masks has become widespread internationally among groups protesting against politicians, banks, and financial institutions. The masks both conceal the identity and protect the face of individuals and demonstrate their commitment to a shared cause.
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Why did V for Vendetta use Guy Fawkes?

The Guy Fawkes mask was their chosen disguise. Although the collective has never officially stated the reasoning behind this choice, it's likely an homage to an eerie scene in V for Vendetta in which a group of masked protesters marches on the British Parliament.
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What does the letter V symbolize in V for Vendetta?

V's name is derived from the Roman numeral for five, representing the room number where he stayed when he was imprisoned in a resettlement camp and subjected to medical experiments. The character adopts the V because it represents the reason for his vendetta against the government that subjugated him.
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What type of government was in V for Vendetta?

The film is set in the late 2020s, and London is now under the authoritarian rule of the fascist High Chancellor Sutler (John Hurt), the leader of the extremely Nazi-looking Norsefire party.
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